Opinion
DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: A challenge for the new year, or any old time
“I’M EXCITED FOR 2019,” Kristin told me. In my fatigued state, I want some of that.
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Thank you, Rose
THE NEW YEAR has come and with it a traditional impulse to resolve to do better than we…
News
West End 9-1-1 service out today
FORKS — CenturyLink reported an outage of land-line-based 9-1-1 and some general phone service over land lines Wednesday…
News
Organizers pump up promotion of First Night in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Organizers were expecting to attract more than 300 people to the Jefferson County Historical Society’s…
News
Recently elected Jefferson County officials sworn in
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Keith Harper administered the oath of office Monday afternoon to…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: No flight operations for this week … and other items
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station…
News
Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains
PORT ANGELES — The new year will begin with a near-normal snowpack in the Olympic Mountains.
News
State considers adding pinto abalone to endangered species list
The southern resident orcas aren’t the only species headed toward extinction in the Salish Sea. The pinto abalone…
News
Oceanographer to discuss Salish Sea ecosystem in Port Townsend lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — University of Washington professor Jan Newton will be the featured speaker at the Port Townsend…
News
Cold awakenings ahead for many in Polar Bear Dips on Tuesday
The beginning of 2019 will be a rude but exhilarating awakening for those hardy souls who plunge into…
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Planting resolutions for a new year
JUST LOOK HOW much difference a week can make.
Life
HELP LINE: It’s time to make resolutions for 2019
IT’S ALMOST NEW Year’s Eve, and you know what that means:
News
Port Townsend to take steps to reconcile critical areas regulations
PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has announced its final action approving the City of Port…
News
Investigations begin into 9-1-1 outage
Federal and state officials have begun investigations into the cause of the outage that disrupted 9-1-1- emergency service…
News
Peninsula Home Fund campaign nears end but benefits will continue all through 2019
Monday — New Year’s Eve — is the last day of the 2018 campaign for donations to the…
News
With Home Fund help, youngster begins to hear
PORT ANGELES — One bright Sunday in November, Nina Jones took the day off to have a little…
News
Forks chamber seeks nominations for awards
FORKS — The Forks Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for the 18th annual Best of our Community…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Man charged with killing mother … and other items
SEATTLE — A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in his mother’s slaying in Hoodsport on…
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to appoint judge to post for 13 days
The three Jefferson County commissioners plan to appoint a District Court judge for 13 days when they meet…
Entertainment
Ecological effects of wolf eradication to be discussed in Jan. 8 lecture
PORT ANGELES — The evidence of effects of wolf eradication on Olympic National Park’s river systems will be…